JUST THE FACTS: The senior foilist has lost only one bout this year, going 9-1 while helping power St. Peter's Prep to a 3-1 start, which includes victories over Millburn and Montclair, giving the team its best start in the program's short history.

ON ST. PETER'S STRONG START: " I attribute it to the amount of hard work the team has put in, the camaraderie and confidence we have in each other, and we have some talented fencers here. In foil, Hunter Williams-Burrows and Filipe Rosario coming along has really made us a strong squad."

TEAM: "Its been exciting to see the growth and development of fencing at St. Peter's, and we have the goal to qualify for states in our squads, and compete as a team in states. As a foil squad we feel like we should be able to win the squad foil title."

PERSONAL GOALS: "My personal goal is to win states. There is some tough competition with guys like John Vaiani from Christian Brothers, and Hunterdon Central's Drew Johnston. It would be a great experience to win."

GETTING STARTED IN FENCING: "I got my start by watching my cousin Adam, who currently fences for Columbia University. I saw him doing it, it looked fun and since I was hitting people with sticks as a kid it seemed like a good fit. So I got started with Steve Kaplan at Cobra Fencing. I attribute my love for fencing to my coaches at Cobra."

FAVORITE THING ABOUT FENCING: "Originally I think the first thing I liked was the individual aspect of the sport and the mix of physical and mental. There is a lot of strategy in the sport. I really do find fencing as part of a team to be a refreshing change of pace. I am more relaxed when I am fencing with my high school team. It is fun and adds to the pleasure of fencing."

STRENGTH: "My adaptability during a bout."

WEAKNESS: "Keeping focused just on fencing. Remaining in the moment and not letting things outside of fencing affect me."

ROLE MODEL IN FENCING: "Definitely Henry Kennard, my current coach. He is an amazing coach and he has improved my game tremendously."

IF I WASN'T FENCING: "I would be in the studio painting or sculpting."

BEST THING YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM FENCING: "The value of hard work. I remember going to a competition, when I was only training one day a week and getting handled. Now train all the time and I see the difference in results."

FAVORITE FOOD: Steamed pasta

FAVORITE MUSIC: "Kinda ranges on how I am feeling. I listen to everything. I have a lot of friends who play so I like listening to their stuff."

FAVORITE BOOK: "Clockwork Orange"

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Catch Me if You Can"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: "I love being in the art room most of the time. I want to major in Digital Design, Industrial Design or Fine Arts in college. I like working with paint. Recently I have incorporated charcoal, and ink in with the paint. I am trying to keep a large array of media in my repertoire."

SUPERPOWER: "To Teleport. It would reduce travel difficulties significantly. I have really wanted to travel for a long time, I want to maybe backpack in Europe this summer and that would make it a lot cheaper."

IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD: "I wish fencing would gain more popularity and not be seen as such a fringe sport."

IN TEN YEARS: " I would like to be a well-traveled person that has seen the world."